Boosey & Hawkes Composer Newshttp://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Read the latest news stories about Boosey & Hawkes composersCopyright 2017 Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers LtdBoosey & Hawkeshttp://www.boosey.com/img_s/BHLogoRSS.pnghttp://www.boosey.com/cr/news/en-gbKim André Arnesen signs with Boosey & Hawkeshttp://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Kim-Andre-Arnesen-signs-with-Boosey-Hawkes/101056Norwegian composer Kim André Arnesen has signed a publishing contract with Boosey &amp; Hawkes.http://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Kim-Andre-Arnesen-signs-with-Boosey-Hawkes/101056Tue, 26 Sep 2017 00:00:00 +0100James MacMillan: The Sun Danced premiere in Portugalhttp://www.boosey.com/cr/news/James-MacMillan-The-Sun-Danced-premiere-in-Portugal/101055<I>The Sun Danced</I>, James MacMillan's new score for soprano, chorus and orchestra, celebrates the centenary on 13 October of divine visitations at Fátima in Portugal.http://www.boosey.com/cr/news/James-MacMillan-The-Sun-Danced-premiere-in-Portugal/101055Mon, 25 Sep 2017 00:00:00 +0100Boosey & Hawkes Appoints Jude Vaclavik as Director of Promotionhttp://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Boosey-Hawkes-Appoints-Jude-Vaclavik-as-Director-of-Promotion/101054Vaclavik joins Boosey &amp; Hawkes' promotion team in the company's New York office.http://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Boosey-Hawkes-Appoints-Jude-Vaclavik-as-Director-of-Promotion/101054Wed, 20 Sep 2017 00:00:00 +0100Mackey's Through Your Fingers Premieres at Carnegie Hall with Alisa Weilerstein and Inon Barnatanhttp://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Mackey-s-Through-Your-Fingers-Premieres-at-Carnegie-Hall-with-Alisa-Weilerstein-and-Inon-Barnatan/101053Cellist Alisa Weilerstein and Inon Barnatan premiere Mackey's new work on October 17 in New York City. The duo takes the piece on tour to Fort Worth, Houston, London, and in Germany.http://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Mackey-s-Through-Your-Fingers-Premieres-at-Carnegie-Hall-with-Alisa-Weilerstein-and-Inon-Barnatan/101053Mon, 18 Sep 2017 00:00:00 +0100Anna Clyne describes her route to symphonic musichttp://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Anna-Clyne-describes-her-route-to-symphonic-music/101048Cross-Atlantic composer Anna Clyne describes her curious route to symphonic music, fusing a rich range of artistic impulses.http://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Anna-Clyne-describes-her-route-to-symphonic-music/101048Fri, 8 Sep 2017 00:00:00 +0100Qigang Chen: premieres from Beijing to the Westhttp://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Qigang-Chen-premieres-from-Beijing-to-the-West/101049Three new Qigang Chen works with orchestra are premiered this season in Beijing, travelling to co-commissioning organisations in the West.http://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Qigang-Chen-premieres-from-Beijing-to-the-West/101049Fri, 8 Sep 2017 00:00:00 +0100Karl Jenkins signs Decca contract with Symphonic Adiemushttp://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Karl-Jenkins-signs-Decca-contract-with-Symphonic-Adiemus/101046The first release in Karl Jenkins's new multi-album deal with Decca Records is <I>Symphonic Adiemus</I>, transforming the iconic work for performance by mixed choir and full orchestra.http://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Karl-Jenkins-signs-Decca-contract-with-Symphonic-Adiemus/101046Fri, 1 Sep 2017 00:00:00 +0100Contemporary Choral Series: new 2CD samplerhttp://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Contemporary-Choral-Series-new-2CD-sampler/101050The latest releases in the Boosey &amp; Hawkes Contemporary Choral Series can be heard on a new sampler.http://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Contemporary-Choral-Series-new-2CD-sampler/101050Fri, 1 Sep 2017 00:00:00 +0100Nonesuch Releases Live Recording of Andriessen's 'Theatre of the World'http://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Nonesuch-Releases-Live-Recording-of-Andriessen-s-Theatre-of-the-World/101045On September 29, Nonesuch Records releases a live recording of the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s world-premiere production of Louis Andriessen’s <EM>Theatre of the World </EM>from May 2016, conducted by Reinbert de Leeuw.http://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Nonesuch-Releases-Live-Recording-of-Andriessen-s-Theatre-of-the-World/101045Tue, 29 Aug 2017 00:00:00 +01002017/18 Highlights from Boosey & Hawkes Londonhttp://www.boosey.com/cr/news/2017-18-Highlights-from-Boosey-Hawkes-London/101037The coming season brings an extensive collection of new and recent works by Boosey &amp; Hawkes composers, together with the launch of celebrations for Leonard Bernstein at 100.<BR><BR>http://www.boosey.com/cr/news/2017-18-Highlights-from-Boosey-Hawkes-London/101037Thu, 10 Aug 2017 00:00:00 +01002017/18 Highlights from Boosey & Hawkes New Yorkhttp://www.boosey.com/cr/news/2017-18-Highlights-from-Boosey-Hawkes-New-York/101033This season sees a wealth of exciting premieres of Boosey &amp; Hawkes' composer works throughout North and South America, and Latin America. See below for composer-specific events:http://www.boosey.com/cr/news/2017-18-Highlights-from-Boosey-Hawkes-New-York/101033Thu, 10 Aug 2017 00:00:00 +0100New Del Tredici Recordings and Orchestra Residency in 17–18http://www.boosey.com/cr/news/New-Del-Tredici-Recordings-and-Orchestra-Residency-in-17-18/101044Three new albums of Del Tredici works are released this season, featuring several world premiere recordings of his solo piano, chamber, and orchestral music. Additionally, Del Tredici serves as the 2017–2018 mentor composer for the Albany Symphony Orchestra, which presents two major concerts of his large-scale orchestral works.http://www.boosey.com/cr/news/New-Del-Tredici-Recordings-and-Orchestra-Residency-in-17-18/101044Thu, 17 Aug 2017 00:00:00 +0100Michel van der Aa: Four Major U.S. Premieres in 17–18 Seasonhttp://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Michel-van-der-Aa-Four-Major-U-S-Premieres-in-17-18-Season/101043Michel van der Aa’s operatic and orchestral works are showcased at prestigious American venues this season after acclaimed world premieres in Europe, with performances at Dallas Opera, Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, and Park Avenue Armory.http://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Michel-van-der-Aa-Four-Major-U-S-Premieres-in-17-18-Season/101043Thu, 17 Aug 2017 00:00:00 +0100Dominick Argento at 90 Celebration at Carnegie Hallhttp://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Dominick-Argento-at-90-Celebration-at-Carnegie-Hall/101042Celebrated opera composer Dominick Argento, who turns 90 this fall, will be feted by the New York City Opera on November 9 in a double bill presentation of two of his celebrated stage works.http://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Dominick-Argento-at-90-Celebration-at-Carnegie-Hall/101042Thu, 17 Aug 2017 00:00:00 +0100Karl Jenkins introduces Symphonic Adiemus on tourhttp://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Karl-Jenkins-introduces-Symphonic-Adiemus-on-tour/101038Music by Karl Jenkins tours this autumn to London, Birmingham and Manchester, including first performances of selections from his new <I>Symphonic Adiemus </I>together with the complete <I>The Armed Man</I>.http://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Karl-Jenkins-introduces-Symphonic-Adiemus-on-tour/101038Thu, 10 Aug 2017 00:00:00 +0100John Adams introduces Girls of the Golden Westhttp://www.boosey.com/cr/news/John-Adams-introduces-Girls-of-the-Golden-West/101032John Adams introduces his new opera set in the 1850s California Gold Rush, premiered in San Francisco in November.http://www.boosey.com/cr/news/John-Adams-introduces-Girls-of-the-Golden-West/101032Thu, 3 Aug 2017 00:00:00 +0100Mark-Anthony Turnage: Hibiki European premiere at the Promshttp://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Mark-Anthony-Turnage-Hibiki-European-premiere-at-the-Proms/101035Turnage's <I>Hibiki</I> for soloists, children's choir and orchestra, commissioned by Suntory Hall in Tokyo, receives its first European performance at the BBC Proms on 14 August, conducted by Kazushi Ono.http://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Mark-Anthony-Turnage-Hibiki-European-premiere-at-the-Proms/101035Mon, 7 Aug 2017 00:00:00 +0100New Recording of Elliott Carter’s Late Works: Interview with Virgil Blackwellhttp://www.boosey.com/cr/news/New-Recording-of-Elliott-Carter-s-Late-Works-Interview-with-Virgil-Blackwell/101034Virgil Blackwell, president of The Amphion Foundation, discusses a newly released album of Elliott Carter’s late works on Ondine, including several world-premiere recordings.http://www.boosey.com/cr/news/New-Recording-of-Elliott-Carter-s-Late-Works-Interview-with-Virgil-Blackwell/101034Fri, 4 Aug 2017 00:00:00 +0100Beethoven 2020 anniversary: works inspired across the centurieshttp://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Beethoven-2020-anniversary-works-inspired-across-the-centuries/101036The Beethoven 250th anniversary in 2020 is set to forge links with later composers inspired by his music, from Richard Strauss to John Adams.http://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Beethoven-2020-anniversary-works-inspired-across-the-centuries/101036Mon, 7 Aug 2017 00:00:00 +0100B&H Publications Win Multiple Paul Revere Awardshttp://www.boosey.com/cr/news/B-H-Publications-Win-Multiple-Paul-Revere-Awards/101031As in years past, Boosey &amp; Hawkes won multiple 2017 Paul Revere Awards from the Music Publishers Association, continuing to prove the exceptional quality of its work in the music industry.http://www.boosey.com/cr/news/B-H-Publications-Win-Multiple-Paul-Revere-Awards/101031Mon, 24 Jul 2017 00:00:00 +0100World-Premiere Recording of Ned Rorem’s Our Town Releasedhttp://www.boosey.com/cr/news/World-Premiere-Recording-of-Ned-Rorem-s-Our-Town-Released/101030The first-ever recording of Ned Rorem’s latest opera <I>Our Town </I>has been released on the New World Records label. The opera was recorded at the Monadnock Music Festival led by conductor Gil Rose.http://www.boosey.com/cr/news/World-Premiere-Recording-of-Ned-Rorem-s-Our-Town-Released/101030Mon, 24 Jul 2017 00:00:00 +0100David T. Little’s The Conjured Life Premieres at Cabrillo Festivalhttp://www.boosey.com/cr/news/David-T-Little-s-The-Conjured-Life-Premieres-at-Cabrillo-Festival/101029<EM>The Conjured Life</EM> is a new orchestral work by Little, commissioned by the Cabrillo Festival as a tribute to the centennial of Lou Harrison.http://www.boosey.com/cr/news/David-T-Little-s-The-Conjured-Life-Premieres-at-Cabrillo-Festival/101029Thu, 13 Jul 2017 00:00:00 +0100James MacMillan: A European Requiem at the BBC Promshttp://www.boosey.com/cr/news/James-MacMillan-A-European-Requiem-at-the-BBC-Proms/101026<I>A European Requiem</I> by James MacMillan is featured at the BBC Proms on 30 July, its first European performance. The setting of the timeless Latin text is viewed by the composer as "the ideal rediscovering of our common heritage".http://www.boosey.com/cr/news/James-MacMillan-A-European-Requiem-at-the-BBC-Proms/101026Wed, 28 Jun 2017 00:00:00 +0100Birtwistle’s Deep Time: from Berlin to the BBC Promshttp://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Birtwistle-s-Deep-Time-from-Berlin-to-the-BBC-Proms/101025Harrison Birtwistle’s new orchestral work, <I>Deep Time</I>, was premiered in Berlin under the baton of Daniel Barenboim on 5 June and travels to the BBC Proms on 16 July.http://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Birtwistle-s-Deep-Time-from-Berlin-to-the-BBC-Proms/101025Wed, 28 Jun 2017 00:00:00 +0100Brett Dean: successful Hamlet premiere at Glyndebournehttp://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Brett-Dean-successful-Hamlet-premiere-at-Glyndebourne/101024Brett Dean's new opera <I>Hamlet</I> has won enthusiastic applause from press and public alike at its Glyndebourne premiere. The staging can be seen as a live film transmission in UK cinemas on 6 July and will be streamed online for the following week.http://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Brett-Dean-successful-Hamlet-premiere-at-Glyndebourne/101024Wed, 28 Jun 2017 00:00:00 +0100Boosey & Hawkes at the 2017 BBC Promshttp://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Boosey-Hawkes-at-the-2017-BBC-Proms/101027The 2017 BBC Proms sees Boosey &amp; Hawkes works across the season, from classics to the latest new repertoire.http://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Boosey-Hawkes-at-the-2017-BBC-Proms/101027Thu, 29 Jun 2017 00:00:00 +0100US Premiere of Valtinoni’s The Snow Queen for Childrenhttp://www.boosey.com/cr/news/US-Premiere-of-Valtinoni-s-The-Snow-Queen-for-Children/101022Pierangelo Valtinoni’s <I>The Snow Queen</I>, a children’s opera based on the Hans Christian Anderson fairytale that inspired Disney’s <I>Frozen</I>, receives its first American performance on June 17.http://www.boosey.com/cr/news/US-Premiere-of-Valtinoni-s-The-Snow-Queen-for-Children/101022Thu, 15 Jun 2017 00:00:00 +0100US Summer Festival Highlights in 2017http://www.boosey.com/cr/news/US-Summer-Festival-Highlights-in-2017/101021Boosey &amp; Hawkes composers feature in the major music festivals taking place around the country throughout the summer months. Below is a list of major performances, premieres, and residency highlights.http://www.boosey.com/cr/news/US-Summer-Festival-Highlights-in-2017/101021Thu, 15 Jun 2017 00:00:00 +0100Critical Acclaim for Worldwide Premieres of Stravinsky’s Funeral Songhttp://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Critical-Acclaim-for-Worldwide-Premieres-of-Stravinsky-s-Funeral-Song/101020Performances of Stravinsky’s rediscovered orchestral work <I>Funeral Song</I> around the world have provoked much discussion and excitement in the classical music community among musicologists, musicians, and critics.http://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Critical-Acclaim-for-Worldwide-Premieres-of-Stravinsky-s-Funeral-Song/101020Thu, 15 Jun 2017 00:00:00 +0100Sebastian Currier: Composer-in-Residence at Chelsea Music Festivalhttp://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Sebastian-Currier-Composer-in-Residence-at-Chelsea-Music-Festival/101019Sebastian Currier is featured as this year’s composer-in-residence at the Chelsea Music Festival. Several of his celebrated works for strings are highlighted, but the cornerstone of his residency is the world premiere of two works from his <I>Etudes and Lullabies</I> project on June 16.http://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Sebastian-Currier-Composer-in-Residence-at-Chelsea-Music-Festival/101019Mon, 5 Jun 2017 00:00:00 +0100Billy Budd: World Premiere of New Reduced Orchestration Versionhttp://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Billy-Budd-World-Premiere-of-New-Reduced-Orchestration-Version/101018Des Moines Metro Opera presents the world premiere of a new version of <I>Billy Budd</I> created for reduced orchestration, recently made available by Boosey &amp; Hawkes.http://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Billy-Budd-World-Premiere-of-New-Reduced-Orchestration-Version/101018Thu, 15 Jun 2017 00:00:00 +0100Mark-Anthony Turnage: new opera Coraline announcedhttp://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Mark-Anthony-Turnage-new-opera-Coraline-announced/101013The next stagework by Mark-Anthony Turnage is an operatic version of <I>Coraline</I>, the dark fantasy tale by Neil Gaiman, due to be staged by The Royal Opera at the Barbican Theatre in 2018.http://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Mark-Anthony-Turnage-new-opera-Coraline-announced/101013Tue, 6 Jun 2017 00:00:00 +0100Michel van der Aa residency at Lucerne Festivalhttp://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Michel-van-der-Aa-residency-at-Lucerne-Festival/101015Four major scores by Michel van der Aa exploring the theme of 'Identity' receive Swiss premieres at the Lucerne Festival this summer, as part of his composer residency.http://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Michel-van-der-Aa-residency-at-Lucerne-Festival/101015Tue, 6 Jun 2017 00:00:00 +0100Meredith Monk: Preview of Cellular Songshttp://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Meredith-Monk-Preview-of-Cellular-Songs/101012Meredith Monk, joined by four vocalists from her Ensemble, presents <I>Cellular Songs</I>, a musical theater work-in-progress. The work draws its inspiration from human cell activity and explores our interdependence with the natural world.http://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Meredith-Monk-Preview-of-Cellular-Songs/101012Tue, 6 Jun 2017 00:00:00 +0100MacMillan Trombone Concerto reviews from Amsterdamhttp://www.boosey.com/cr/news/MacMillan-Trombone-Concerto-reviews-from-Amsterdam/101014The new <EM>Trombone Concerto</EM> by James MacMillan was premiered in April at the Amsterdam Concertgebouw and travels on with soloist Jörgen van Rijen to Antwerp, Geneva, Oulu, Cottbus and Dallas.http://www.boosey.com/cr/news/MacMillan-Trombone-Concerto-reviews-from-Amsterdam/101014Tue, 6 Jun 2017 00:00:00 +0100Unsuk Chin: Cello Concerto Premieres in Brazilhttp://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Unsuk-Chin-Cello-Concerto-Premieres-in-Brazil/101011Chin’s much celebrated Cello Concerto receives its Brazilian premiere in August with cellist Isang Enders, São Paulo Symphony Orchestra, and conductor Ilan Volkov. She is the orchestra’s featured Visiting Composer this season.http://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Unsuk-Chin-Cello-Concerto-Premieres-in-Brazil/101011Tue, 6 Jun 2017 00:00:00 +0100John Adams 70th feature at the BBC Proms in Londonhttp://www.boosey.com/cr/news/John-Adams-70th-feature-at-the-BBC-Proms-in-London/101008From the First Night to the Last Night, from a Peckham car park to the Royal Albert Hall, music by John Adams is highlighted at the BBC Proms in honour of the composer's 70th birthday.http://www.boosey.com/cr/news/John-Adams-70th-feature-at-the-BBC-Proms-in-London/101008Fri, 2 Jun 2017 00:00:00 +0100Elena Kats-Chernin's new album: Unsent Love Lettershttp://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Elena-Kats-Chernin-s-new-album-Unsent-Love-Letters/101010Elena Kats-Chernin pays tribute to Erik Satie with her new collection of piano miniatures, recorded by ABC Classics, internationally released for download by Deutsche Grammophon, and published as a piano score by Boosey &amp; Hawkes.http://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Elena-Kats-Chernin-s-new-album-Unsent-Love-Letters/101010Mon, 5 Jun 2017 00:00:00 +0100Ginastera's Bomarzo: reviews of new Madrid productionhttp://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Ginastera-s-Bomarzo-reviews-of-new-Madrid-production/101007Pierre Audi's new&nbsp;production of Alberto Ginastera's opera <EM>Bomarzo&nbsp;</EM>at the Teatro Real in Madrid probes the dark psychology of the&nbsp;duke who created a garden of monsters.http://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Ginastera-s-Bomarzo-reviews-of-new-Madrid-production/101007Thu, 1 Jun 2017 00:00:00 +0100Mark Simpson: The Immortal returns at the BBC Promshttp://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Mark-Simpson-The-Immortal-returns-at-the-BBC-Proms/101006Mark Simpson's acclaimed oratorio <EM>The Immortal</EM> receives its London premiere at the BBC Proms on 27 July, with supernatural resonances likely to fill the Royal Albert Hall.http://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Mark-Simpson-The-Immortal-returns-at-the-BBC-Proms/101006Thu, 1 Jun 2017 00:00:00 +0100Minimalist dance classics by Reich and Adams visit UKhttp://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Minimalist-dance-classics-by-Reich-and-Adams-visit-UK/101009The coming months see the return of two minimalist dance classics to the UK with music by Steve Reich and John Adams: Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker's <I>Rain</I> and Lucinda Childs' <I>Available Light</I>.http://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Minimalist-dance-classics-by-Reich-and-Adams-visit-UK/101009Mon, 5 Jun 2017 00:00:00 +0100HK Gruber: reviews of Piano Concerto for Emanuel Axhttp://www.boosey.com/cr/news/HK-Gruber-reviews-of-Piano-Concerto-for-Emanuel-Ax/101004Emanuel Ax&nbsp;was soloist in HK Gruber's new <EM>Piano Concerto</EM>,&nbsp;giving first performances in New York and Berlin and travelling on with the work to Zürich, Stockholm, Vienna and Paris over the next year.http://www.boosey.com/cr/news/HK-Gruber-reviews-of-Piano-Concerto-for-Emanuel-Ax/101004Wed, 31 May 2017 00:00:00 +0100Thom Willems: Impressing the Czar restored to the stagehttp://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Thom-Willems-Impressing-the-Czar-restored-to-the-stage/101005<EM>Impressing the Czar</EM>, one of the classic dance collaborations between choreographer William Forsythe and composer Thom Willems, has returned to the stage in Dresden, Antwerp and Paris.http://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Thom-Willems-Impressing-the-Czar-restored-to-the-stage/101005Wed, 31 May 2017 00:00:00 +0100Stravinsky's Petrushka is animated at the Komische Operhttp://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Stravinsky-s-Petrushka-is-animated-at-the-Komische-Oper/101003Cartoon, video, mime and acrobatics combined in an inspired new staging of Stravinsky's <EM>Petrushka</EM> at the Komische Oper in Berlin in January.http://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Stravinsky-s-Petrushka-is-animated-at-the-Komische-Oper/101003Wed, 31 May 2017 00:00:00 +0100Offenbach's Fantasio returns to the Opéra-Comiquehttp://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Offenbach-s-Fantasio-returns-to-the-Opera-Comique/101002A&nbsp;new&nbsp;production of Offenbach's Romantic opera <EM>Fantasio</EM>, employing the Offenbach Edition Keck published by Boosey &amp; Hawkes, opened in Paris in February and is set to travel to Geneva, Rouen, Montpellier and Zagreb.http://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Offenbach-s-Fantasio-returns-to-the-Opera-Comique/101002Tue, 30 May 2017 00:00:00 +0100Mark-Anthony Turnage: reviews of Rememberinghttp://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Mark-Anthony-Turnage-reviews-of-Remembering/101001Mark-Anthony Turnage’s symphonic work, <I>Remembering</I>, reunited the composer with Simon Rattle and attracted critical acclaim at its premiere in London.http://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Mark-Anthony-Turnage-reviews-of-Remembering/101001Tue, 30 May 2017 00:00:00 +0100James MacMillan: new Hawkes Pocket Scores publishedhttp://www.boosey.com/cr/news/James-MacMillan-new-Hawkes-Pocket-Scores-published/101000Study scores of eight works by James MacMillan have recently been added to the Hawkes Pocket Scores series.http://www.boosey.com/cr/news/James-MacMillan-new-Hawkes-Pocket-Scores-published/101000Tue, 30 May 2017 00:00:00 +0100World Premiere Recording Released of Sebastian Currier’s Deep-Sky Objectshttp://www.boosey.com/cr/news/World-Premiere-Recording-Released-of-Sebastian-Currier-s-Deep-Sky-Objects/100997<EM>Deep-Sky Objects</EM>, Currier’s song cycle exploring traditional themes of longing and lost love through the futuristic lens of outer space and the cosmos, receives its first commercial release with soprano Karol Bennett and Houston-based ensemble Musiqa.http://www.boosey.com/cr/news/World-Premiere-Recording-Released-of-Sebastian-Currier-s-Deep-Sky-Objects/100997Thu, 11 May 2017 00:00:00 +0100Leonard Bernstein at 100: centennial events announcedhttp://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Leonard-Bernstein-at-100-centennial-events-announced/100996"LEONARD BERNSTEIN AT 100" WILL HONOR THE LIFE AND CAREER OFTHE LEGENDARY CONDUCTOR AND COMPOSER<BR>Two-Year Centennial Celebration kicks off at The John F. Kennedy Center on September 22, 2017, followed by more than 1,000 events on six continents.http://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Leonard-Bernstein-at-100-centennial-events-announced/100996Tue, 9 May 2017 00:00:00 +0100Score of Stravinsky's Funeral Song now publishedhttp://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Score-of-Stravinsky-s-Funeral-Song-now-published/100984The first publication of Igor Stravinsky's <I>Funeral Song</I>, lost for over a century, is now available from Boosey &amp; Hawkes. The study score joins the list of Stravinsky orchestral works in the classic Hawkes Pocket Scores series.http://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Score-of-Stravinsky-s-Funeral-Song-now-published/100984Wed, 12 Apr 2017 00:00:00 +0100Oscar Bettison Named 2017 Guggenheim Fellowhttp://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Oscar-Bettison-Named-2017-Guggenheim-Fellow/100986On April 7, 2017, The Guggenheim Foundation named composer Oscar Bettison as among the 173 scholars, artists, and scientists selected to be 2017 Guggenheim Fellows.http://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Oscar-Bettison-Named-2017-Guggenheim-Fellow/100986Mon, 10 Apr 2017 00:00:00 +0100The Run Up to Adams’s Girls of the Golden Westhttp://www.boosey.com/cr/news/The-Run-Up-to-Adams-s-Girls-of-the-Golden-West/100983Since the <A href="http://www.boosey.com/cr/news/John-Adams-s-New-Opera-Girls-of-the-Golden-West-Announced/100859">announcement last summer</A> that John Adams would be composing <I>Girls of the Golden West</I>, a new opera to be premiered in late 2017, more details about the highly anticipated production have been released.http://www.boosey.com/cr/news/The-Run-Up-to-Adams-s-Girls-of-the-Golden-West/100983Mon, 10 Apr 2017 00:00:00 +0100World Premiere of Bettison’s Lights in Ashes with New World Symphonyhttp://www.boosey.com/cr/news/World-Premiere-of-Bettison-s-Lights-in-Ashes-with-New-World-Symphony/100985On April 29, the New World Symphony gives the world premiere of Oscar Bettison’s <I>Lights in Ashes</I>. The work is an orchestration of the last movement of Bettison’s "requiem masque," <I>O Death</I>, from 2005–2007.http://www.boosey.com/cr/news/World-Premiere-of-Bettison-s-Lights-in-Ashes-with-New-World-Symphony/100985Mon, 10 Apr 2017 00:00:00 +0100Frode Fjellheim: new Cantus disc on Decca celebrates Northern Lightshttp://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Frode-Fjellheim-new-Cantus-disc-on-Decca-celebrates-Northern-Lights/100994Norwegian composer Frode Fjellheim has&nbsp;created the music for the new <I>Northern Lights </I>album on Decca, performed by the voices of his longtime collaborator, the choir Cantus.http://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Frode-Fjellheim-new-Cantus-disc-on-Decca-celebrates-Northern-Lights/100994Thu, 20 Apr 2017 00:00:00 +0100Ginastera: new Bomarzo staging at Teatro Real in Madridhttp://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Ginastera-new-Bomarzo-staging-at-Teatro-Real-in-Madrid/100981A new production of Alberto Ginastera's opera <I>Bomarzo</I> opens at the Teatro Real in Madrid on 24 April. This final event celebrating the composer's centenary last year is staged by Pierre Audi in the 50th year since the opera's premiere in 1967.http://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Ginastera-new-Bomarzo-staging-at-Teatro-Real-in-Madrid/100981Mon, 10 Apr 2017 00:00:00 +0100Christopher Rouse: Reviews of Symphony No. 5http://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Christopher-Rouse-Reviews-of-Symphony-No-5/100980The world premiere of Rouse’s much-anticipated Fifth Symphony by the Dallas Symphony on February 10 was met by enthusiastic audiences and rave reviews.http://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Christopher-Rouse-Reviews-of-Symphony-No-5/100980Fri, 7 Apr 2017 00:00:00 +0100Reimagining LeonardBernstein.comhttp://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Reimagining-LeonardBernstein-com/100979The official website of Leonard Bernstein, the central hub for information about the composer as well as centennial news, has recently been redesigned to incorporate rich content and new features. The following article was written by the Leonard Bernstein Office outlining the new offerings now available on the site.http://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Reimagining-LeonardBernstein-com/100979Fri, 7 Apr 2017 00:00:00 +0100Yo-Yo Ma and The Knights Release World Premiere Recording of Golijov’s Azulhttp://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Yo-Yo-Ma-and-The-Knights-Release-World-Premiere-Recording-of-Golijov-s-Azul/100978<EM>Azul</EM>, Osvaldo Golijov’s highly acclaimed cello concerto from 2006, is available for the first time as a commercial recording. Released in March 2017 on the Warner Classics label, the album was recorded by The Knights with soloist Yo-Yo Ma.http://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Yo-Yo-Ma-and-The-Knights-Release-World-Premiere-Recording-of-Golijov-s-Azul/100978Fri, 31 Mar 2017 00:00:00 +0100Stravinsky's Funeral Song Comes to New York Cityhttp://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Stravinsky-s-Funeral-Song-Comes-to-New-York-City/100966Chicago Symphony Orchestra and the New York Philharmonic lead historic first performances of Stravinsky’s long-lost orchestral work this April.http://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Stravinsky-s-Funeral-Song-Comes-to-New-York-City/100966Thu, 16 Mar 2017 00:00:00 +0000Brett Dean: interview about Hamlet opera at Glyndebournehttp://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Brett-Dean-interview-about-Hamlet-opera-at-Glyndebourne/100977Brett Dean introduces his new operatic version of <I>Hamlet</I>, premiered at the Glyndebourne Festival on 11 June with a starry cast conducted by Vladimir Jurowski and staged by Neil Armfield.http://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Brett-Dean-interview-about-Hamlet-opera-at-Glyndebourne/100977Fri, 31 Mar 2017 00:00:00 +0100Elena Kats-Chernin: from the Silk Road to rhapsodic Liszthttp://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Elena-Kats-Chernin-from-the-Silk-Road-to-rhapsodic-Liszt/100976Two new works by Elena Kats-Chernin, the harpsichord concerto <I>Ancient Letters </I>and the orchestral opener <I>Big Rhap</I>, are premiered in May as part of her composer residency with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, capturing early memories from Samarkand and Yaroslavl.http://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Elena-Kats-Chernin-from-the-Silk-Road-to-rhapsodic-Liszt/100976Fri, 31 Mar 2017 00:00:00 +0100MacMillan Trombone Concerto premiere in Amsterdamhttp://www.boosey.com/cr/news/MacMillan-Trombone-Concerto-premiere-in-Amsterdam/100974James MacMillan's new <I>Trombone Concerto </I>receives its first performance in Amsterdam on 20 April with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and soloist Jörgen van Rijen.http://www.boosey.com/cr/news/MacMillan-Trombone-Concerto-premiere-in-Amsterdam/100974Wed, 29 Mar 2017 00:00:00 +0100Turnage's Martland Memorial: a percussive tributehttp://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Turnage-s-Martland-Memorial-a-percussive-tribute/100973Mark-Anthony Turnage's musical epitaph&nbsp;to composer Steve Martland is a concerto-style work composed for Colin Currie, premiered at the Southbank Centre on 7 April.http://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Turnage-s-Martland-Memorial-a-percussive-tribute/100973Wed, 29 Mar 2017 00:00:00 +0100Nashville Symphony Premieres New Edgar Meyer Orchestral Workhttp://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Nashville-Symphony-Premieres-New-Edgar-Meyer-Orchestral-Work/100965Edgar Meyer has composed his first orchestral work without a featured soloist, "New Piece for Orchestra." The work was commissioned by Nashville Symphony, a great champion of Meyer’s works over the years.http://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Nashville-Symphony-Premieres-New-Edgar-Meyer-Orchestral-Work/100965Wed, 15 Mar 2017 00:00:00 +0000New B&H Publications at the 2017 Frankfurt Music Fairhttp://www.boosey.com/cr/news/New-B-H-Publications-at-the-2017-Frankfurt-Music-Fair/100975New releases from Boosey &amp; Hawkes&nbsp;were showcased at the 2017 Frankfurt Music Fair (5-8 April) encompassing study scores, performance material, and the latest educational and leisure publications.http://www.boosey.com/cr/news/New-B-H-Publications-at-the-2017-Frankfurt-Music-Fair/100975Thu, 30 Mar 2017 00:00:00 +0100Shostakovich: Latest publications in the New Collected Workshttp://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Shostakovich-Latest-publications-in-the-New-Collected-Works/100972The latest batch of releases in the Shostakovich New Collected Works from DSCH focuses on operatic, vocal and choral works.http://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Shostakovich-Latest-publications-in-the-New-Collected-Works/100972Wed, 29 Mar 2017 00:00:00 +0100Birtwistle interview about new orchestral work Deep Timehttp://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Birtwistle-interview-about-new-orchestral-work-Deep-Time/100961Harrison Birtwistle introduces his new orchestral work, <EM>Deep Time</EM>, resonating with temporal and seismic themes and receiving first performances under the baton of Daniel Barenboim in Berlin and London this summer.http://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Birtwistle-interview-about-new-orchestral-work-Deep-Time/100961Tue, 7 Mar 2017 00:00:00 +0000Dominick Argento and Will Todd at ACDA in Minneapolishttp://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Dominick-Argento-and-Will-Todd-at-ACDA-in-Minneapolis/100960Composers Dominick Argento and Will Todd are featured at the American Choral Directors Association convention in Minneapolis in March.http://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Dominick-Argento-and-Will-Todd-at-ACDA-in-Minneapolis/100960Mon, 6 Mar 2017 00:00:00 +0000James MacMillan: Stabat Mater reviews, CD and tourhttp://www.boosey.com/cr/news/James-MacMillan-Stabat-Mater-reviews-CD-and-tour/100957James MacMillan's new <EM>Stabat Mater</EM> is released on disc by The Sixteen and tours with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra including a performance in Glasgow UNESCO City of Culture's month of the composer's music in March.http://www.boosey.com/cr/news/James-MacMillan-Stabat-Mater-reviews-CD-and-tour/100957Fri, 24 Feb 2017 00:00:00 +0000John Adams at 70: Spring Highlights and beyondhttp://www.boosey.com/cr/news/John-Adams-at-70-Spring-Highlights-and-beyond/100947The 70th birthday of John Adams falls on 15 February and the coming months bring celebrations on both sides of the Atlantic, together with anticipation of his new opera scheduled for premiere in San Francisco in November.http://www.boosey.com/cr/news/John-Adams-at-70-Spring-Highlights-and-beyond/100947Mon, 6 Feb 2017 00:00:00 +0000B&H Composers Championed at 2017 GRAMMY Awardshttp://www.boosey.com/cr/news/B-H-Composers-Championed-at-2017-GRAMMY-Awards/100954This year's GRAMMY Awards spotlighted music by Boosey composers Steve Reich and Michael Daugherty, with the latter composer&nbsp;winning the award in the coveted category of Best Contemporary Classical Composition.http://www.boosey.com/cr/news/B-H-Composers-Championed-at-2017-GRAMMY-Awards/100954Mon, 13 Feb 2017 00:00:00 +0000Rautavaara’s Final Work Receives World Premiere in Kansas Cityhttp://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Rautavaara-s-Final-Work-Receives-World-Premiere-in-Kansas-City/100941Einojuhani Rautavaara's Fantasia for solo violin and orchestra receives its world premiere this spring with violinist Anne Akiko Meyers and the Kansas City Symphony.http://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Rautavaara-s-Final-Work-Receives-World-Premiere-in-Kansas-City/100941Thu, 2 Feb 2017 00:00:00 +0000Glanert's Megaris brings siren's last lament to Londonhttp://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Glanert-s-Megaris-brings-siren-s-last-lament-to-London/100942The BBC Symphony Orchestra presents the UK premiere of Detlev Glanert's <I>Megaris</I> at the Barbican on 3 March, lamenting the death of the mythical siren Parthenope.http://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Glanert-s-Megaris-brings-siren-s-last-lament-to-London/100942Fri, 3 Feb 2017 00:00:00 +0000MacMillan in Glasgow: city-wide focus in Marchhttp://www.boosey.com/cr/news/MacMillan-in-Glasgow-city-wide-focus-in-March/100943March is Sir James MacMillan month in Glasgow with a series of concerts across the city under the auspices of Glasgow UNESCO City of Music.http://www.boosey.com/cr/news/MacMillan-in-Glasgow-city-wide-focus-in-March/100943Fri, 3 Feb 2017 00:00:00 +0000Reich 80th birthday: new works Pulse and Runner travelhttp://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Reich-80th-birthday-new-works-Pulse-and-Runner-travel/100950Two new ensemble works were premiered in 80th birthday celebrations for Steve Reich: <EM>Pulse</EM> at Carnegie Hall in New York and <EM>Runner</EM> at the Royal Ballet in London.http://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Reich-80th-birthday-new-works-Pulse-and-Runner-travel/100950Fri, 3 Feb 2017 00:00:00 +0000Paquito D’Rivera Receives Chamber Music America’s 2017 Bogomolny National Service Awardhttp://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Paquito-D-Rivera-Receives-Chamber-Music-America-s-2017-Bogomolny-National-Service-Award/100940The 14 Grammy Award-winning composer added one more trophy to his collection: Chamber Music America's annual award to an individual who has made a significant impact on the chamber music field.http://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Paquito-D-Rivera-Receives-Chamber-Music-America-s-2017-Bogomolny-National-Service-Award/100940Thu, 2 Feb 2017 00:00:00 +0000Sebastian Currier Composes "Etudes and Lullabies," a Large-Scale Collection of Short Works for String Quartethttp://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Sebastian-Currier-Composes-Etudes-and-Lullabies-a-Large-Scale-Collection-of-Short-Works-for-String-Quartet/100939<EM>Etudes and Lullabies</EM> is an ongoing string quartet project for which Currier has composed 12 short works—six etudes and six lullabies—that will be premiered in pairs by different quartets. The Cassatt String Quartet—a longtime champion of Currier’s work—provides a preview of the collection on March 26 in New York, with a world premiere performance of one of the lullabies.http://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Sebastian-Currier-Composes-Etudes-and-Lullabies-a-Large-Scale-Collection-of-Short-Works-for-String-Quartet/100939Thu, 2 Feb 2017 00:00:00 +0000Holloway’s Concertante for Tuba & Orchestra Receives US Premiere with San Francisco Symphonyhttp://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Holloway-s-Concertante-for-Tuba-Orchestra-Receives-US-Premiere-with-San-Francisco-Symphony/100938Holloway’s <I>Europa &amp; the Bull</I>, inspired by a mythical tale from Ovid, travels to the US for its American debut after its successful world premiere in the UK. It will be performed by co-commissioners San Francisco Symphony, featuring Jeff Anderson, the orchestra’s principal tuba player.http://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Holloway-s-Concertante-for-Tuba-Orchestra-Receives-US-Premiere-with-San-Francisco-Symphony/100938Thu, 2 Feb 2017 00:00:00 +0000David Del Tredici Celebrates 80th Birthdayhttp://www.boosey.com/cr/news/David-Del-Tredici-Celebrates-80th-Birthday/100937Composer David Del Tredici—widely known as the "Father of Neo-Romanticism—turns 80 on March 16 and celebrates with a special event in New York City.http://www.boosey.com/cr/news/David-Del-Tredici-Celebrates-80th-Birthday/100937Thu, 2 Feb 2017 00:00:00 +0000Leonard Bernstein: a survey of the choral and vocal workshttp://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Leonard-Bernstein-a-survey-of-the-choral-and-vocal-works/100935The run up to the centennial of Leonard Bernstein in 2018 offers the opportunity to explore the composer's&nbsp;choral and vocal&nbsp;works, from <EM>Chichester Psalms</EM> to selections from the stageworks.http://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Leonard-Bernstein-a-survey-of-the-choral-and-vocal-works/100935Thu, 2 Feb 2017 00:00:00 +0000Unsuk Chin: composer feature at Eight Bridges in Colognehttp://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Unsuk-Chin-composer-feature-at-Eight-Bridges-in-Cologne/100948Korean-born composer Unsuk Chin is featured composer in May at the Eight Bridges festival in Cologne, one of Europe's leading celebrations of contemporary music.http://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Unsuk-Chin-composer-feature-at-Eight-Bridges-in-Cologne/100948Mon, 6 Feb 2017 00:00:00 +0000Mark-Anthony Turnage: new Hibiki at Tokyo's Suntory Hallhttp://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Mark-Anthony-Turnage-new-Hibiki-at-Tokyo-s-Suntory-Hall/100949Turnage's new&nbsp;<EM>Hibiki</EM> for soloists, children's choir and orchestra, offers consolation to Japan after war, earthquake and tsunami. Premiered in Tokyo last November,&nbsp;the work&nbsp;travels to the BBC Proms in August.http://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Mark-Anthony-Turnage-new-Hibiki-at-Tokyo-s-Suntory-Hall/100949Mon, 30 Jan 2017 00:00:00 +0000Elena Kats-Chernin: The Witching Hour in Sydneyhttp://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Elena-Kats-Chernin-The-Witching-Hour-in-Sydney/100953New works by Australia-based composer Elena Kats-Chernin include <EM>The Witching Hour</EM> for eight double basses and orchestra and <EM>Singing Trees</EM> for string orchestra.http://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Elena-Kats-Chernin-The-Witching-Hour-in-Sydney/100953Mon, 30 Jan 2017 00:00:00 +0000Isang Yun: 2017 centenary performance highlightshttp://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Isang-Yun-2017-centenary-performance-highlights/100951Isang Yun's music and life are celebrated in his centenary year,&nbsp;including&nbsp;a retrospective&nbsp;at the Tongyeong International Music Festival in his native Korea.http://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Isang-Yun-2017-centenary-performance-highlights/100951Tue, 31 Jan 2017 00:00:00 +0000Ginastera Centenary: new book explores his Swiss yearshttp://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Ginastera-Centenary-new-book-explores-his-Swiss-years/100936New books published to celebrate the Ginastera centenary in 2016 have included a collection of essays exploring his final years in Switzerland.http://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Ginastera-Centenary-new-book-explores-his-Swiss-years/100936Sat, 28 Jan 2017 00:00:00 +0000Detlev Glanert: reviews of Requiem for Hieronymus Boschhttp://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Detlev-Glanert-reviews-of-Requiem-for-Hieronymus-Bosch/100955The 500th anniversary of artist Hieronymus Bosch has brought a new <EM>Requiem</EM> from Detlev Glanert, premiered by the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and Netherlands Radio Choir in November.http://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Detlev-Glanert-reviews-of-Requiem-for-Hieronymus-Bosch/100955Tue, 31 Jan 2017 00:00:00 +0000Brett Dean's Hamlet diffraction: From Melodious Layhttp://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Brett-Dean-s-Hamlet-diffraction-From-Melodious-Lay/100956Brett Dean's <EM>From Melodious Lay</EM>, for soprano, tenor and orchestra,&nbsp;points the way to his new opera <EM>Hamlet</EM>, premiered at Glyndebourne in June.http://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Brett-Dean-s-Hamlet-diffraction-From-Melodious-Lay/100956Mon, 30 Jan 2017 00:00:00 +0000Górecki: Tristan Postludes in Warsaw and Liverpoolhttp://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Gorecki-Tristan-Postludes-in-Warsaw-and-Liverpool/100952Recent years have brought premieres of a number of works left unperformed at the composer's death in 2010. The latest to see the light is his <EM>Two Tristan Postludes and Chorale</EM>.http://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Gorecki-Tristan-Postludes-in-Warsaw-and-Liverpool/100952Mon, 30 Jan 2017 00:00:00 +0000Rouse's Fifth Symphony Receives World Premiere with the Dallas Symphonyhttp://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Rouse-s-Fifth-Symphony-Receives-World-Premiere-with-the-Dallas-Symphony/100934The premiere of Christopher Rouse's Fifth Symphony caps an already standout season for the composer, whose Organ Concerto debuted in November to great acclaim and whose recent symphonic album with the New York Philharmonic has been nominated for a Grammy Award.http://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Rouse-s-Fifth-Symphony-Receives-World-Premiere-with-the-Dallas-Symphony/100934Wed, 25 Jan 2017 00:00:00 +0000John Adams at 70: Winter/Spring Highlightshttp://www.boosey.com/cr/news/John-Adams-at-70-Winter-Spring-Highlights/100933“Three decades after shocking the minimalist establishment with his allusions to European Romanticism, and on the cusp of his 70th birthday, Adams has never been more relevant on both sides of the Atlantic.” —Financial Timeshttp://www.boosey.com/cr/news/John-Adams-at-70-Winter-Spring-Highlights/100933Mon, 23 Jan 2017 00:00:00 +0000Qigang Chen’s Joie Éternelle Receives US Premiere with New York Philharmonichttp://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Qigang-Chen-s-Joie-Eternelle-Receives-US-Premiere-with-New-York-Philharmonic/100932Qigang Chen<SPAN lang=EN>’s <I>Joie Éternelle<B> </B></I>for Trumpet and Orchestra&nbsp;travels to New York for its US premiere at David Geffen Hall. It will be performed by the&nbsp;New York Philharmonic with&nbsp;soloist Alison Balsom and guest conductor Long Yu, who both first premiered the work in 2014 with the China Philharmonic Orchestra in Beijing and have since performed the work around the world.</SPAN>http://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Qigang-Chen-s-Joie-Eternelle-Receives-US-Premiere-with-New-York-Philharmonic/100932Thu, 12 Jan 2017 00:00:00 +0000HK Gruber: interview about new Piano Concertohttp://www.boosey.com/cr/news/HK-Gruber-interview-about-new-Piano-Concerto/100930HK Gruber introduces his new <I>Piano Concerto</I>, composed for Emanuel Ax and receiving first performances in New York in January and Berlin in March.http://www.boosey.com/cr/news/HK-Gruber-interview-about-new-Piano-Concerto/100930Thu, 22 Dec 2016 00:00:00 +0000Anna Clyne Selected for Music Alive Residency with Berkeley Symphonyhttp://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Anna-Clyne-Selected-for-Music-Alive-Residency-with-Berkeley-Symphony/100929The Music Alive residency embeds composers deeply into orchestras and communities for a three-year period, beginning this season.http://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Anna-Clyne-Selected-for-Music-Alive-Residency-with-Berkeley-Symphony/100929Wed, 21 Dec 2016 00:00:00 +0000Biggi Hilmars signs with Boosey & Hawkeshttp://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Biggi-Hilmars-signs-with-Boosey-Hawkes/100794Icelandic composer Biggi Hilmars has signed a new publishing deal with Boosey &amp; Hawkes, an Imagem company.http://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Biggi-Hilmars-signs-with-Boosey-Hawkes/100794Tue, 20 Dec 2016 00:00:00 +0000Jenkins’s Cantata Memoria to Receive US Premiere at Carnegie Hallhttp://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Jenkins-s-Cantata-Memoria-to-Receive-US-Premiere-at-Carnegie-Hall/100925Karl Jenkins’s <I>Cantata Memoria </I>is performed for the first time in North America this January in an all-Jenkins concert presented by Distinguished Concerts International New York.http://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Jenkins-s-Cantata-Memoria-to-Receive-US-Premiere-at-Carnegie-Hall/100925Mon, 5 Dec 2016 00:00:00 +0000Christopher Rouse: Organ Concerto Reviewshttp://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Christopher-Rouse-Organ-Concerto-Reviews/100922Rouse’s latest concerto, dedicated to its soloist Paul Jacobs, was premiered in Philadelphia in November and travels to Los Angeles and Washington, DC. in the spring.http://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Christopher-Rouse-Organ-Concerto-Reviews/100922Fri, 2 Dec 2016 00:00:00 +0000Reich Album Releases Surrounding 80th Birthdayhttp://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Reich-Album-Releases-Surrounding-80th-Birthday/100921Multiple record labels and musicians have marked Reich’s 80th birthday year with an outpouring of new releases, as well as re-issues of landmark recordings from the composer’s prolific career.http://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Reich-Album-Releases-Surrounding-80th-Birthday/100921Fri, 2 Dec 2016 00:00:00 +0000Twin Turnage memorials premiered in Londonhttp://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Twin-Turnage-memorials-premiered-in-London/100917Mark-Anthony Turnage introduces two new works premiered in London in coming months: <I>Remembering</I> reunites the composer with Simon Rattle, and <I>Martland Memorial</I> features Colin Currie as percussion soloist.http://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Twin-Turnage-memorials-premiered-in-London/100917Thu, 1 Dec 2016 00:00:00 +0000HK Gruber: new Piano Concerto for Emanuel Axhttp://www.boosey.com/cr/news/HK-Gruber-new-Piano-Concerto-for-Emanuel-Ax/100920Emanuel Ax is soloist in HK Gruber's new <I>Piano Concerto</I>, with first performances by the New York Philharmonic and Alan Gilbert in January and the Berlin Philharmonic and Simon Rattle in March.http://www.boosey.com/cr/news/HK-Gruber-new-Piano-Concerto-for-Emanuel-Ax/100920Fri, 2 Dec 2016 00:00:00 +0000Offenbach's opera Fantasio returns to Paris stagehttp://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Offenbach-s-opera-Fantasio-returns-to-Paris-stage/100919Offenbach's Romantic opera <I>Fantasio</I>, currently enjoying a revival of interest, returns in February to the Opéra-Comique, the Parisian company which premiered it in 1872, in a new production set to tour European opera houses.http://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Offenbach-s-opera-Fantasio-returns-to-Paris-stage/100919Fri, 2 Dec 2016 00:00:00 +0000Harrison Birtwistle's The Last Supper served in Glasgowhttp://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Harrison-Birtwistle-s-The-Last-Supper-served-in-Glasgow/100918Harrison Birtwistle's opera <I>The Last Supper </I>receives a semi-staged performance in Glasgow on 14 January, with Roderick Williams leading the disciples and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra under Martyn Brabbins.http://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Harrison-Birtwistle-s-The-Last-Supper-served-in-Glasgow/100918Fri, 2 Dec 2016 00:00:00 +0000Stravinsky's 107-year-old Funeral Song to travel the globehttp://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Stravinsky-s-107-year-old-Funeral-Song-to-travel-the-globe/100914Following its rediscovery last year and performance in St Petersburg in December, Stravinsky's <I>Funeral Song </I>receives premieres in 17 countries around the world, programmed by leading orchestras and conductors.http://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Stravinsky-s-107-year-old-Funeral-Song-to-travel-the-globe/100914Wed, 30 Nov 2016 00:00:00 +0000Michel van der Aa in Helsinki for Musica Nova festivalhttp://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Michel-van-der-Aa-in-Helsinki-for-Musica-Nova-festival/100916Helsinki's Musica Nova festival features the music of Michel van der Aa in January with Finnish premieres including his 3D opera <I>Blank Out, </I>travelling internationally since its first performance in March this year.http://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Michel-van-der-Aa-in-Helsinki-for-Musica-Nova-festival/100916Wed, 30 Nov 2016 00:00:00 +0000John Adams conducts LSO in London and Parishttp://www.boosey.com/cr/news/John-Adams-conducts-LSO-in-London-and-Paris/100913John Adams conducts <I>El Niño </I>and <I>Scheherazade.2 </I>with the London Symphony Orchestra in London and Paris, while a new paperback edition of his autobiography is released by Faber &amp; Faber.http://www.boosey.com/cr/news/John-Adams-conducts-LSO-in-London-and-Paris/100913Mon, 28 Nov 2016 00:00:00 +0000Louis Andriessen Awarded the New York Philharmonic’s Kravis Prize for New Musichttp://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Louis-Andriessen-Awarded-the-New-York-Philharmonic-s-Kravis-Prize-for-New-Music/100910The New York Philharmonic will commission a new orchestral work by Andriessen to be premiered during the 2018–2019 season, led by Jaap van Zweden in his first season as Music Director.http://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Louis-Andriessen-Awarded-the-New-York-Philharmonic-s-Kravis-Prize-for-New-Music/100910Fri, 18 Nov 2016 00:00:00 +0000Stravinsky’s rediscovered Funeral Song restored to life in St Petersburghttp://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Stravinsky-s-rediscovered-Funeral-Song-restored-to-life-in-St-Petersburg/100911Igor Stravinsky’s <I>Funeral Song</I> for orchestra receives its first performance in 107 years, conducted by Valery Gergiev at the Mariinsky Theatre in St Petersburg on 2 December.http://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Stravinsky-s-rediscovered-Funeral-Song-restored-to-life-in-St-Petersburg/100911Mon, 21 Nov 2016 00:00:00 +0000Turnage season premieres include Hibiki and Shroudhttp://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Turnage-season-premieres-include-Hibiki-and-Shroud/100902This season brings five new Mark-Anthony Turnage works composed over the past three years with premieres on three continents. The scores range from string quartet, through chamber orchestra, to choir and full orchestra.http://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Turnage-season-premieres-include-Hibiki-and-Shroud/100902Mon, 3 Oct 2016 00:00:00 +0100Brett Dean works towards an operatic Hamlethttp://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Brett-Dean-works-towards-an-operatic-Hamlet/100903During the creation of&nbsp;his new opera <EM>Hamlet</EM>, Brett Dean has composed a series of scores that point towards the stagework, or explore ideas linked to the drama.http://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Brett-Dean-works-towards-an-operatic-Hamlet/100903Wed, 5 Oct 2016 00:00:00 +0100Mark Simpson premieres Darkness Moves onlinehttp://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Mark-Simpson-premieres-Darkness-Moves-online/100897<EM>Darkness Moves</EM>,&nbsp;Mark Simpson's&nbsp;new solo clarinet work commissioned by the Borletti-Buitoni Trust, is premiered online on 25 October with the composer as soloist.http://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Mark-Simpson-premieres-Darkness-Moves-online/100897Tue, 18 Oct 2016 00:00:00 +0100Anna Clyne: Shakespeare Settings Premiered by Roomful of Teethhttp://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Anna-Clyne-Shakespeare-Settings-Premiered-by-Roomful-of-Teeth/100895Anna Clyne composes her second musical setting of a Shakespeare sonnet for Roomful of Teeth as part of a larger sonnet project underway. The vocal ensemble premieres the piece at the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, DC, on a program celebrating Shakespeare.http://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Anna-Clyne-Shakespeare-Settings-Premiered-by-Roomful-of-Teeth/100895Mon, 17 Oct 2016 00:00:00 +0100Christopher Rouse: Organ Concerto Premieres in Philadelphiahttp://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Christopher-Rouse-Organ-Concerto-Premieres-in-Philadelphia/100894Rouse’s Organ Concerto receives its debut performance with The Philadelphia Orchestra and celebrated organist Paul Jacobs, who performs the piece on the country’s largest mechanical-action concert hall organ.http://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Christopher-Rouse-Organ-Concerto-Premieres-in-Philadelphia/100894Mon, 17 Oct 2016 00:00:00 +0100Reich 80th in New York, London, Paris and beyondhttp://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Reich-80th-in-New-York-London-Paris-and-beyond/100892Events around the world honouring Steve Reich’s 80th include first performances of two new works, <I>Pulse</I> and <I>Runner</I>.http://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Reich-80th-in-New-York-London-Paris-and-beyond/100892Sat, 1 Oct 2016 00:00:00 +0100John Adams at 70 across the season, leading up to new operahttp://www.boosey.com/cr/news/John-Adams-at-70-across-the-season-leading-up-to-new-opera/100893Celebrations for the 70th birthday of John Adams bestride the 2016/17 season and culminate with the premiere of his new opera in San Francisco in Autumn 2017.http://www.boosey.com/cr/news/John-Adams-at-70-across-the-season-leading-up-to-new-opera/100893Sun, 2 Oct 2016 00:00:00 +0100Karl Jenkins: Cantata Memoria released on dischttp://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Karl-Jenkins-Cantata-Memoria-released-on-disc/100904<EM>Cantata Memoria</EM>, the latest of Karl Jenkins's albums released by Deutsche Grammophon, commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Aberfan tragedy.http://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Karl-Jenkins-Cantata-Memoria-released-on-disc/100904Sat, 8 Oct 2016 00:00:00 +0100Strauss's Die Liebe der Danae: reviews from Salzburghttp://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Strauss-s-Die-Liebe-der-Danae-reviews-from-Salzburg/100905Strauss's late opera <EM>Die Liebe der Danae</EM> has special links with the Salzburg Festival, which staged a new production this summer revealing its musical glories.http://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Strauss-s-Die-Liebe-der-Danae-reviews-from-Salzburg/100905Wed, 28 Sep 2016 00:00:00 +0100Thom Willems and William Forsythe in Parishttp://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Thom-Willems-and-William-Forsythe-in-Paris/100901A William Forsythe triple bill at the Paris Opéra Ballet included two danceworks with music by Thom Willems, celebrating their ground-breaking&nbsp;balletic partnership.http://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Thom-Willems-and-William-Forsythe-in-Paris/100901Fri, 30 Sep 2016 00:00:00 +0100HK Gruber: Tales from the Vienna Woods staged in Berlinhttp://www.boosey.com/cr/news/HK-Gruber-Tales-from-the-Vienna-Woods-staged-in-Berlin/100900HK Gruber's opera <EM>Tales from the Vienna Woods</EM> received its first German performances in a new production at the Komische Oper in Berlin in May.http://www.boosey.com/cr/news/HK-Gruber-Tales-from-the-Vienna-Woods-staged-in-Berlin/100900Fri, 30 Sep 2016 00:00:00 +0100Enrico Chapela: from wartime Mexico to the cosmoshttp://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Enrico-Chapela-from-wartime-Mexico-to-the-cosmos/100898Subjects for Enrico Chapela's newest works have ranged from First World War politics to a planetary motion machine and the prospect of life on our solar system's moons.http://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Enrico-Chapela-from-wartime-Mexico-to-the-cosmos/100898Thu, 29 Sep 2016 00:00:00 +0100Unsuk Chin's latest work inaugurates Seoul concert hallhttp://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Unsuk-Chin-s-latest-work-inaugurates-Seoul-concert-hall/100896Opening ceremonies for the new Lotte Concert Hall in Seoul included the world premiere of Unsuk Chin's <EM>Le Chant des Enfants des Étoiles.</EM>http://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Unsuk-Chin-s-latest-work-inaugurates-Seoul-concert-hall/100896Thu, 29 Sep 2016 00:00:00 +0100Leonard Bernstein: a survey of the orchestral workshttp://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Leonard-Bernstein-a-survey-of-the-orchestral-works/100891The run up to the centennial of Leonard Bernstein in 2018 offers the opportunity to explore the composer's orchestral works, from witty overtures, through theatrical suites, to full symphonic statements.http://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Leonard-Bernstein-a-survey-of-the-orchestral-works/100891Tue, 27 Sep 2016 00:00:00 +0100Detlev Glanert: interview about new Bosch Requiemhttp://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Detlev-Glanert-interview-about-new-Bosch-Requiem/100890Detlev Glanert introduces his new <EM>Requiem</EM> in honour of the 500th anniversary of Hieronymus Bosch, premiered in the artist’s home town in November.http://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Detlev-Glanert-interview-about-new-Bosch-Requiem/100890Mon, 26 Sep 2016 00:00:00 +0100New Mark-Anthony Turnage Quartet Premieres Around the World with Emerson String Quartethttp://www.boosey.com/cr/news/New-Mark-Anthony-Turnage-Quartet-Premieres-Around-the-World-with-Emerson-String-Quartet/100882The celebrated Emerson String Quartet will give the world premiere of Turnage’s <I>Shroud </I>this September in Ohio&nbsp;and will perform it on international tour throughout the season, with performances to include the New York premiere presented by the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center at Alice Tully Hall.http://www.boosey.com/cr/news/New-Mark-Anthony-Turnage-Quartet-Premieres-Around-the-World-with-Emerson-String-Quartet/100882Wed, 31 Aug 2016 00:00:00 +01002016/17 Highlights from Boosey & Hawkes New Yorkhttp://www.boosey.com/cr/news/2016-17-Highlights-from-Boosey-Hawkes-New-York/100876This upcoming season ushers in a host of premieres and special celebrations for Boosey &amp; Hawkes composers, including anniversary celebrations for Steve Reich and John Adams. See below for composer-specific events:http://www.boosey.com/cr/news/2016-17-Highlights-from-Boosey-Hawkes-New-York/100876Mon, 15 Aug 2016 00:00:00 +01002016/17 Highlights from Boosey & Hawkes Londonhttp://www.boosey.com/cr/news/2016-17-Highlights-from-Boosey-Hawkes-London/100875The coming season brings an extensive collection of new and recent works by Boosey &amp; Hawkes composers, together with celebrations for Steve Reich’s 80th and John Adams’s 70th birthdays.http://www.boosey.com/cr/news/2016-17-Highlights-from-Boosey-Hawkes-London/100875Mon, 15 Aug 2016 00:00:00 +0100Karl Jenkins commemorates Aberfan in Cantata Memoriahttp://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Karl-Jenkins-commemorates-Aberfan-in-Cantata-Memoria/100873The 50th anniversary of the Aberfan tragedy in Wales is commemorated by Karl Jenkins in his <I>Cantata Memoria</I>, premiered at the Wales Millennium Centre on 8 October and released as a recording by Deutsche Grammophon.http://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Karl-Jenkins-commemorates-Aberfan-in-Cantata-Memoria/100873Fri, 12 Aug 2016 00:00:00 +0100Mark Simpson's music surveyed on new NMC dischttp://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Mark-Simpson-s-music-surveyed-on-new-NMC-disc/100874NMC has released an all-Mark Simpson disc, <I>Night Music</I>, surveying his recent chamber and instrumental works with an outstanding list of performers including the composer himself as clarinettist.http://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Mark-Simpson-s-music-surveyed-on-new-NMC-disc/100874Fri, 12 Aug 2016 00:00:00 +0100Einojuhani Rautavaara dies, aged 87http://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Einojuhani-Rautavaara-dies-aged-87/100867It is with deep sadness that we announce the death of Einojuhani Rautavaara (1928-2016), at the age of 87.http://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Einojuhani-Rautavaara-dies-aged-87/100867Thu, 28 Jul 2016 00:00:00 +0100Steve Reich's Different Trains in Liverpool with new filmhttp://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Steve-Reich-s-Different-Trains-in-Liverpool-with-new-film/100866Steve Reich's <EM>Different Trains</EM> is performed with a new film by Bill Morrison at Liverpool's Edge Hill Station on 29 September, part of the composer's 80th birthday celebrations.http://www.boosey.com/cr/news/Steve-Reich-s-Different-Trains-in-Liverpool-with-new-film/100866Tue, 19 Jul 2016 00:00:00 +01002000 performances of The Armed Man by Karl Jenkins celebrated with London concert and special CDhttp://www.boosey.com/cr/news/2000-performances-of-The-Armed-Man-by-Karl-Jenkins-celebrated-with-London-concert-and-special-CD/100858<SPAN lang=EN-GB><STRONG>Karl Jenkins’s <I>The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace </I>celebrated a remarkable 2000 performances, confirming its status as the most frequently programmed new classical work for choir and orchestra of recent decades</STRONG>
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